Having something that most people can't have can make one person feel more special than the other person. Brings the feeling that someone is on a level above others.
If not controlled, this feeling can encourage someone to flex or show off. There is a feeling of wanting others to know and admit that he is indeed more special.
In general, those who like to be shown off must be wealth and luxury objects. But there are also people who still like to show off, even though they are not rich.
Maybe confused "if you don't show off your wealth, what do you want to do flexing?". In fact, these 4 things are often exhibited by people. Anything, let's see!
1. Position or Power
You don't have to wait to be a director to be able to show off your power. Flexing position or power even exists in school. You must be familiar with the term "seniority".
The experience of being "run over by a classmate" is proof that since school there have been people who want to flex their power because they are seniors. They think they have the right to control their juniors because they feel like they go to school first.
So it's no wonder there is a term that the law is sharp up but blunt down. The bigger the position, the harder it is to touch the law.
Do you have friends with this experience? Or have you experienced it yourself?
2. Friendship Circle
Flexing on this one can be said to have happened since we were teenagers. The proof can still be seen since school. Many teenagers assume that being a hit means having to join a cheerleading gang for girls or a basketball gang for boys.
As an adult, things like this also happen a lot. A person feels more slang if he has a circle of friends that contains slang children too. It doesn't stop there, that person will also flex to other people about his circle of friends so that other people know that he is a slang.
3. Achievements
"How come it's wrong to show off achievements? It's a work," you might ask. Showing off your achievements and work is not your fault. But there are a number of people who use this to show off and be condescending to others.
The existing achievements are not used as a means to help or share knowledge with others. People who like to show off their achievements also tend to not want to hear the ideas of others who are considered not as smart as themselves.
In fact, it is so prestigious to show off this achievement, many people are flexing fake achievements! Call it Elizabeth Holmes, who is very famous for her fraud.
4. False Kindness
This false kindness, which is often called showing off alms, has become a hot topic on social media too. Especially during COVID-19, there are people who do good with cameras in their hands.
Many people want to create a generous image by flexing the kindness he does. Even the person who received the alms asked, "Is this not being photographed first?"
This is an indication that there are frequent incidents of giving incomplete without posting. No wonder we often hear the proverb "if the right hand gives, the left hand does not know," yes.
Still Value Even Without Flexing
One thing that is often forgotten is that the value of humans is more than what can be measured by eyes such as wealth and achievements. The value of a human being radiates when he is sincerely useful for himself and others.
It's okay to sell your achievements as long as they match the conditions, for example when you apply for a job. When we do something sincerely, it is other people and the universe who will "flex" our values.
Have you ever heard Mother Theresa showing off her kindness? It is the people he helps who tell the world about his goodness.
In your opinion, which one do people flex most often besides wealth?